The Sharks hosted the Platinum Leopards in round 2 of the Currie Cup. The Sharks won 34 / 20, scoring 5 tries in the first half.
The match progressed much as I predicted, Sharks hit hard early and often with tries from Vulindlu, Mvovo and Andries Strauss.. and then again Andries Strauss… and was ahead 22 / 0 after barely 30 minutes, also having missed 3 conversions already but having bagged their bonus point for tries.
A converted intercept try from R W Kember as well as a penalty by Jean Tiedt made the Leopards’ score more respectable after early wayward kicking at goal by Clayton Durand.
Before halftime though the Sharks scored again, making the halftime score 27 / 10
After halftime the Sharks started bringing on replacement after replacement and one could see that their intensity levels had dropped and that they were playing a game to ensure minimum injuries.
The Sharks had cleared their replacement bench about 15 minutes before full time.
The Sharks kept attacking but could not penetrate the Leoppards sudden good defence and the Leopards actually “won” the 2nd half 10 / 7 after scoring yet another intercept try through Jovan Bowles and converting another Jean Tiedt penalty, compared to the Sharks solitary converted try by Albert van den Berg.
All in all a scrappy game, but mission accomplished for the Sharks who now jump to 45 Log points and straight into the semi-finals.
To say much more about this dour game would do injustice to rugby… this was a game of going through the motions for a champion team against a team which should not even be allowed to compete in the same competition.
Harsh words… very harsh… but true !
Points:
Sharks: 1 Conversion Juan Hernandez, 1 Conversion Monty Dumond, Tries Luzuko Vulindlu & Lwazi Mvovo & Andries Strauss (2) & Jaques Botes & Albert van den Berg
Leopards: 1 Conversion Clayton Durand, 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Jean Tiedt, Try R W Kember & Jovan Bowles
Fri Sep 25 2009 at 19:10 (local time
Venue: ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Altitude: 12m / Capacity: 55,000
Teams:
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanché (captain), 14 Luzuko Vulindlu, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Juan Hernández, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Alistair Hargreaves, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Patric Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Steven Sykes, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Adrian Jacobs.
Leopards: 15 Danie Dames, 14 Jovan Bowles, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Berndt Theissinger, 11 Jan van Zyl, 10 Clayton Durand, 9 Jean Tiedt, 8 RW Kember, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 André Swanepoel (captain), 5 Draad Linde, 4 Ligtoring Landman, 3 Os van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Divan Kotzé.
Replacements: 16 Pellow van der Westhuizen, 17 Nardus Lombard, 18 Bennie Adams, 19 Riaan Swanepoel, 20 Chris Erasmus, 21 Neil Jacobs, 22 Bom Samaai
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Luke Burger, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
@Karen – See you Karen, I had my picture taken with Jean, sadly it was just a cardboard cut out!! lol
@Polla –
Agge nee man. Geen 8ste man kan goed doen agter n pak wat agter toe gaan nie.
Hy word ook nie reg gebruik deur hom in spasie te sit nie.Altyd die kortbal naby die skrums, nie tyd om aan die beweeg te kom nie. John hart het dieselfde met Lomuh gedoen.
@Polla – Bly om te sien daar is nog ‘n ou wat dink soos ek oor Spies. Super atleet….maar hy moet op ‘n ander plek speel. Vleuel? Soos in sy jong dae. Maar dan moet hy sy hande verbeter.
328 @Stan – Ace soos in ace gat – speel te veel op sy eie en pass nie die ball uit nie – wil altyd self vir die drie gaan
@Karen – Braam gaan vir julle loskakel speel volgende jaar 😆
331 @carol – took one of him at the Springbok practice last year 🙂 Have a great weekend
Cheers everybody…Pompjoggie needs me somewhere. LEEUS!!!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – @Polla –
Gaan kyk hierdie clip van hom:
335 @K9-MonsterLeeu – Ja en ek gaan ‘n Lions supporter word 😉
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 323, at least you would know it was fresh!!
I am overun with cockrels at the moment, too soft to put them in the pot, rathr hoping the fox helps himself to a few!!
WRS also incapable of chicken slaughter !! You can tell we are arable farmers, the corn does not look at you with cute eyes!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Dis n kak storie hoor.
Dis Lance Sherrel.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Ons het goeie “classic” 8stemanne in SA. Kanko, Vermuelen, en ek dink 8ste man is Skalla se beste posisie. Hy is ‘n goeie link, verdedig soos die dood en kan terugval en cover. Spies is ‘n uitsonderlike atletiese rugbyspeler. Gebruik hom waar hy die meeste skade kan aanrig!..Ek dink steeds hy kan op 14 beter doen as JP.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 337 The hand of experience, show him all you know!! See you xx
@Stan – Nee man Stan….Rassie het vir Joel gekry..hoekom sien jy hom nie meer op TV nie…hy Oefen!
@Stan – En Carel Dup laat weet my nou die aand hy is weer beskikbaar!…Ek dink hy is op 47odd nog steeds beter as Nakalakaki!
@Polla –
Louis Koen?
@Stan – Nee, Louis gaan glo weer vir Gim speel!…Boishaai het hulle te kwaai opgedonder vanjaar!..lol
@Stan – 338 Love these clips, amazed how skinny Spies calves are in the gym shots though! Thought Percy was supposed to have the skinny legs!! 😆
Toks praat nou met Braam….Dis nou net Willeklawer en skolerugby. Dis waar die game nog vars is!
@carol – I take it you are not a Martin Johnson fan Carol?..lol Willie John perhaps?
BTW..Do we want England or Sri-Lanka to win?…I know I backed SL in Superbru, but my country in more important!
Bad breath again?…
I’m so lonesome..in mu saddle..since me horse died…
@Polla – 350 Neither to look at thanks!!
Boks much more appealing as are South African men in general!
@carol – Geez…You either have a few very ugly friends or your browser is blurred if you look at us lot!..lol
@carol – I have no idea what part of England you are in…but is in close to Bury-St-Edmund?…
Talking to myself again…
Hey GBS..ek belowe ek het nie gepoep nie!
Cool tribute van Spies the legend. Hyt darem al n klomp puik driee gedruk…daai een clip hol hy reg bo-oor Kanko! Gebruik hom vir n speed bump…hehehe Hy moet net sy hands regkry, maar die Bokke is gelukkig om hom te he.
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